GS1 track-and-trace guidelines are published
A broad set of recommended practices for encoding, reading and transmitting serialized product data is finalized, but next steps are already in the works
Mud-slinging continues between PBMs and community pharmacists
is the pharma industry a 'innocent' bystander?
Better interoperability is the goal of an EHR vendor consortium
CommonWell Health Alliance, led by McKesson and Cerner, wants to create a private-industry-focused, neutral forum for resolving technical issues
Will crowd-sourced online search data become a better 'sentinel' for adverse event reporting?
Academic study finds evidence of an early warning system in anonymized Web searches
For the first time, spend decreased for 'traditional' drugs among the commercially insured in 2012, says Express Scripts
Annual Drug Trends report measures growth in specialty spending, nosedive in generics pricing; also, the idea of prescription 'choice architecture' to encourage better outcomes
HDMA's 2013 Distribution Management Award goes to GHX
Track-and-trace, serialized-product pilot demonstrates supply chain interoperability
Physician's sample closet unites branded, generic and OTC products
Intended to get patients on therapy quickly--and keep them there--the MedVantx sample closet addresses the problem of unfilled prescriptions for the newly diagnosed
DKSH, Swiss trading company, pushes 'market expansion services' for life sciences in Asia
Logistics and distribution are just the beginning of what it offers to deliver
GAO study and consumer polls find conflicting results in limiting pseudoephedrine access
Mixed results parallel similar efforts in controlled-substances regulation
Handheld analyzers are assisting in counterfeit identification
USP evaluates the Thermo Fisher Scientific TruScan
Sonexus Health: a new entrant in the specialty-pharma commercialization space
Company combines distribution, pharmacy and patient-assistance services
Sequestration effects on FDA and NIH: numbers are known, effects are not
FDA's cut is $209 million
Can pharmacy automation change the drug-compounding market dynamics?
Supplier of injectable-drug dispensing system sees new opportunities
Landmarks to sampling in a digitized healthcare environment
The accelerating adoption of electronic health records, e-prescribing and mobile technologies will change the conventions of sample distribution
Remedy Media launches wellness site with UC Berkeley
Web design is tailored to tablets, with scrolling screens and 'native content' for advertisers
Doximity.com, a physician-only website, is drawing 5,000 new members monthly
Site puts an emphasis on effective referrals and collaboration among physicians
2013 HDMA Distribution Management Conference
International collaboration emerges as a focus
UPS Healthcare Logistics adds 800,000 sq. ft. to its North American distribution centers
Next addition is 'already being planned' says divisional VP, Bill Hook
Of 58 new-drug announcements from FDA in 2012, 22 (38%) are cold chain products
Proportion of cold chain products continues to grow in the biopharma inventory
Cardinal Health to buy AssuraMed, leading home-health supplier
Online service that provides healthcare guidance, including writing prescriptions, sees dramatic growth
Virtuwell, operated by a MN healthcare provider, has expanded to three states
Asset tracking goes global with OnAsset Intelligence/AT&T partnership
OnAsset's security and cold-chain monitoring devices will feed real-time data through AT&T's global wireless network
Now, sales analytics on the iPad for field-sales data consumption
Trinity Pharma introduces AgileM, a tailored application for rich analytics on mobile devices
Sales automation tools make strides in addressing industry needs
The near-takeover of detailing with the Apple iPad has created a springboard for new applications
A conversation with Lynnette Cooke, Kantar Health
Why community oncology matters
Oncology is the market for today's pipeline products. Here's why the community setting needs to be preserved as a primary site of care to administer those products
Managing the specialty pharmacy channel's evolution
Focusing pharma marketing on 'headroom'
In the race to improve product performance, not enough attention is paid to 'who's actually going to switch?'
